Roving Graduate Students in Ellis Library

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For two weeks following Spring Break (March 31 – April 12) three graduate students from Ellis Reference will be roving throughout Ellis Library several hours per day (and some night /weekend hours) assisting users in the stacks.  These graduate students –  who usually answer questions seated at the Reference Desk –  will instead spend their Reference Desk shift “on the move!”  This will be a two-week pilot project with the hope of an extended version during the fall semester. The graduate students will wear library badges and carry an iPad so they can answer questions quickly and efficiently. With changes from Renew Mizzou starting to occur, this seems like an ideal time to take Reference assistance into the stacks to the users!